1. Maeve Christina Mary Sherlock was born on 10 November 1960 in Finsbury Park, London.
21 Facts About Maeve Sherlock
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Maeve Sherlock was educated at Our Lady's Abingdon in Abingdon on Thames.
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Maeve Sherlock served as President of the National Union of Students from 1988 to 1990.
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Maeve Sherlock was director of the UK Council for Overseas Student Affairs from 1991 until 1997, when she became chief executive of the National Council for One Parent Families.
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Maeve Sherlock was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 New Year Honours.
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Maeve Sherlock worked as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2000 to 2003, advising the Chancellor of the Exchequer on social issues.
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Maeve Sherlock later became a trustee of think tank Demos.
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Maeve Sherlock was chief executive of the Refugee Council from 2003 to 2006.
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Maeve Sherlock has been non-executive director of the Financial Ombudsman Service board since 2008.
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Maeve Sherlock was non-executive director of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission from 2008 to 2010.
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On 17 June 2010, Maeve Sherlock was created a life peer as Baroness Maeve Sherlock, of Durham in the County of Durham.
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Maeve Sherlock was introduced in the House of Lords on 5 July 2010, where she sits as a member of the Labour Party.
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Maeve Sherlock made her maiden speech on 5 October 2010.
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Maeve Sherlock was appointed an opposition whip in March 2013, and a Work and Pensions spokesperson in October 2013.
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Maeve Sherlock was promoted to serve as a senior whip from May 2015 until April 2020, when she stepped down from the position.
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Maeve Sherlock was an Education spokesperson from May 2021 to May 2022.
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Maeve Sherlock was promoted to Minister of State on 17 December 2024.
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Maeve Sherlock is an Honorary Fellow and Tutor at St Chad's College, Durham, where she studied for a doctorate in Theology.
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Maeve Sherlock trained for ordained ministry at St Mellitus College from 2016 until 2018, when she was ordained as a Church of England deacon.
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Maeve Sherlock served her curacy at St Nicholas Church, Durham from 2018 to 2022.
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Maeve Sherlock was ordained a priest at Durham Cathedral in June 2019.